David K Chester

Biographic Data

ID1025142
NAMEDavid K Chester
GIVEN NAMESDavid K
FAMILY NAMEChester
SIGNATURECHESTER D K
AFFILIATIONSLiverpool Hope University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS42
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX4

  • Durham University and its role in Malta's development planning during the 1950s through applied research

    Open AccessJohn A Schembri, David K Chester et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020References: 12

  • The Role of Religion in Shaping Responses to Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions: A Comparison Between Southern Italy and the Azores, Portugal

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEPhilosophy Theology and the…2019

    Religions are far more varied in their approaches to natural catastrophes than is frequently recognized or acknowledged by academic writers who are trained and socialized within a 'western’ post-Enlightenment tradition. In this paper, we seek to demonstrate how detailed religious responses to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions vary even between two societies, southern Italy and the Azores, which are broadly similar in terms of their southern Euro…

  • Earthquakes, Volcanoes and God: Comparative Perspectives from Christianity and Islam

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEGeoHumanities2019Cited by: 1References: 21

    This paper asserts that both Christian and Islamic traditions of faith affect the ways in which people both try to make sense of, and respond to, disasters. This contention is supported by the results of empirical research, which demonstrates that differing Islamic and Christian perspectives on human suffering caused by disasters are neither as diverse, nor are they so intractable, as is commonly supposed. Today pastoral convergence between the t…

  • Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and Islam

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEDisaster Prevention and…2013

    Purpose This research aims to examine the extent to which eruptions and earthquakes are explained using religious terms of reference within Islamic countries, and those where Muslims constitute a significant minority. Is the notion that disasters represent divine punishment so pervasive that the only reaction for the devout believer is passive acceptance of suffering or, alternatively, is the innovation of policies of disaster reduction acceptabl…

  • Natural Hazards and Human-exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David ChesterARTICLEMountain Research and Development2011

  • The impact of eighteenth century earthquakes on the Algarve region, southern Portugal

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal2010Cited by: 3References: 49

    In the eighteenth century the Algarve was affected by two large and destructive earthquakes. The first occurred in 1722, had an estimated magnitude of between 6.5 and 7.8 Mw and severely affected the coastal zone of the central Algarve. Thirty three years later in 1755 the 'Lisbon earthquake' (magnitude c. 8.5 Mw) killed around 12 000 people in Portugal, of whom just over 1000 lived in the Algarve. With an estimated cost of between 32 and 48% of …

  • Responding to disasters within the Christian tradition, with reference to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEReligion2010Cited by: 20References: 55

    Particularly within Christianity and Judaism, theodicy is defined as any attempt to reconcile notions of a loving and just God with the reality of human suffering. The paper begins with a review of the ways in which the Hebrew and Christian scriptures (i.e. the Old and New Testaments) have interpreted disasters, particularly those caused by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Theological analysis of disasters did not end at the close of the bibli…

  • Responses of the Anglo-American military authorities to the eruption of Vesuvius, March 1944

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEJournal of Historical Geography2006Cited by: 4

  • Seismic and volcanic hazards in Peru: Changing Attitudes to Disaster Mitigation

    Open AccessMartin Degg, Martin R Degg et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal2005Cited by: 8References: 34

    Over the last 15 years there have been dramatic shifts in the consensus over how best to cope with natural hazards in economically developing regions such as South America. One very positive outcome of the United Nations sponsoredInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR 1990-2000) has been that there is now greater interchange between the work of earth scientists examining the processes and mechanics of hazard occurrence and impa…

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene Landscape Development in the Algarve Region, Southern Portugal

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEJournal of Mediterranean…2000Cited by: 4

    Using information from historical records, previously published studies bythe authors and the results of more than a decade of empirical earth and soil science research, an integrated account of landscape evolution during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene is presented for the Algarve region, southern Portugal. Whereas in the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene, landscape change was under the influence of factors of the physical environment - part…

  • The 1928 Eruption of Mount Etna Volcano, Sicily, and the Destruction of the Town of Mascali

    Open AccessAndrew Duncan, Angus M Duncan et al.ARTICLEDisasters1996Cited by: 2References: 14

    In November 1928 there was an eruption of Mount Etna, Sicily, which led to lava largely destroying the town of Mascali, situated low on the eastern flank of the volcano. Destruction of the town took just over a day but there was an orderly evacuation of its inhabitants and, with help from the military, families were able to remove furniture and fittings from their houses. Evacuees were relocated to nearby towns staying with relatives, friends or …